May 30, 2007
After I got my Bachelors degree in History, and even before that, I knew I would go on to get either a Masters or a PhD. I just liked school and college in particular. But I never once, ever, considered getting an MBA degree. I wasn’t a business kind of guy. Also, those numbers? Not good. They tended to get big once you started working them and all sorts of fancy calculations and formulas got thrown into the mix; the…
May 18, 2007
I’m struggling to try and figure out how to wrap my mind around this statement by a group of whiny, good for nothing, burdens on society (actually, it appears I have found a way to wrap my mind around the statements of this group, doesn’t it). For the past few years, Regional Committee for Viticultural Action (CRAV), has been taking "direct action" against certain sectors of the French wine industry through violence and intimidation. Their goal? More subsidies for a…
May 9, 2007
I like Awards. I think it’s because I’m a gawker. But also, these thins often point to real talent and alert me to things and people I need to pay attention to. Recently the James Beard Awards were announced. They are the food and wine world’s equivilent of the Oscars. Folks get dressed up, attend the ceremony, get their awards and even have to back stage photos taken of them in front of a board that splashes "James Beard Foundation"…
Apr 18, 2007
How could it be that nearly every alcohol-related law and regulation across America favors the interests of a small number of middlemen called "Wholesalers" or "Distributors? Consider for example the various laws across the country that attempt to restrict consumers from purchasing and have shipped to them wine except from smaller wineries that produce only small amount of wine and in effect forcing medium and large wineries to sell to a middleman in order to get their wines to market…
Apr 2, 2007
I’ll be a guest today on best wine-related radio program in Sonoma Valley: WINE BIZ 2.4 Where: KSVY 91.3Who: Hosts Richard (KAZ) Kasmier & Eric AhoTime: 1pm PSTListen: HERE This is always a fun, loose show covering all sorts of things wine-related. Today I’ll be talking a bit about the American Wine Blog Awards. Tune in if you can. Better yet, Call In!!